Our Spring subscribers got quite the treat last week! A bunch of peonies! The star of Spring/early Summer, without doubt! I planted 210 peony plants last fall and we had a nice, small haul this year - although, some are still blooming, so excited to see what happens this week. I'm ALREADY excited for next Spring! Special shout out to two local flower farms, @hayden_house_gardens and @mittenstateblooms for sharing your stunning peonies with us! Without these two special ladies, I'm not sure we would have had enough peonies to go around. Thank you for sharing your blooms with us! #endressacres #peony #peonyseason
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They're coming! Peony season! Everyone's favorite Spring flower! Their form, their scent, they're literally so perfect! Our first year peonies are churning out buds daily. Some of the other first years are a little small, so they'll just hang out and absorb sunshine and rain in the field. Thankfully, my personal collection of peonies is also impressive. I am SO hopeful that a bunch of these will be headed out this upcoming week! This growing season has been so strange. It's been so hot and everything feels like it's weeks ahead and yet, for us, weeks behind, too! What a paradox! Even my roses are weeks ahead. Not a bad thing though, that just means our subscribers will see those in their bouqs, too!
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Keep an eye out on our feed! We'll be releasing summer subscriptions this week...and we might even do a giveaway and sale to celebrate Memorial Day! #endressacres #peony #peonyseason
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Just wanted this to live on my feed forever. I simply can't get enough of these tulips. I also can't believe I get to live this! 🌷 💐🌷💐 #Endressacres #tulips #tulipseason
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Can you believe this pretty "Jowey Nicky" came from a cutting early LAST Spring?! It was my first time growing dahlias, let alone taking cuttings! Imagine my surprise when those little cuttings gave me these beauties (and all the tubers that came with them!)!
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As we look to Spring, I'll start waking up some of my tubers to begin the cutting process again. This is SUCH a great way to multiply tuber stock, especially for those harder to find varieties. Kelgai Ann, I'm looking at you! Genetically, a cutting is an exact replica of the dahlia tuber in which it was cut. How cool, right!?
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We have a few more tuber sales that we're looking to score big at, and then we'll let you in on what to expect from us this summer dahlia-wise. We haven't released summer/dahlia subscriptions yet, but you're going to want to get in on that magic when we do! To start, we've added well over 150(!!!) highly sought after dahlia varieties to our little portfolio. I am NERVOUS as HECK to find out how many beds I'm going to need to add! 😂
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Also, special mention to my prettiest girl, Tilly, for appearing in this reel. She never misses an opportunity!
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#dahlias #dahliaseason #dahliacuttings #endressacres
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Oh, the ✨dahlia wars✨ Did you get in on the @rivermerlefarm dahlia sale yesterday!? I hope so! It was SUCH a fun sale! I missed out on a few highly sought after RM varieties, but hoping to get some cuttings in the Spring. Since then, I've seen ALL SORTS of feedback, so I thought I'd write a little note on why you don't need to panic if you DIDN'T get your variety and on COST!
✨ Wanted something you didn't get? Don't fret! I was so worked up over missing a Bloomquist Blush and Ruby two weeks ago that I thought I *might* explode. In full blown panic, I placed a post on Facebook, within MINUTES, a fellow dahlia lover reached out and offered me a tuber of each! Of course, I will pay her for her hard work in growing and getting additional tubers.
✨ The same thing happened to me yesterday. I was desperately trying to secure a RM Summer Haze (the yellow, purple, pink, creaminess was everything my little heart could manage). I got stuck in the queue. With a brand new release, your only option is a *cutting* (I'll post on that later). So I kept an eye on instagram and Facebook. I reached out AGAIN and AGAIN, dahlia lovers WANT TO SHARE. We WANT you to have these beauties in your garden, too!! Thankfully, I have a fast friend in the #yoop, @katienierebrown, and she scored some BEAUTIES. She is after a much sought after 'Kelgai Ann.' I have...several. I will give her a tuber and she'll do some cutting magic. Everyone wins! I also got to meet and know @rhodesgatefarm! She scored big yesterday, too! She lost her dahlias last year and is rebuilding. She has something I would love and hopefully, I have something she would love. Everyone wins! Plus, new friend!
✨COST. RM varieties were more expensive, BUT in order to have a genetically "clean" dahlia from a seed, it takes THREE YEARS. Three entire years to ensure your baby seedling performs well. Three years of time, effort, wins and losses, that's well worth the $40.00/tuber cost. Imagine spending three years at your j
When you're away from home, in a snow storm, and missing those perfect summer pink shades. #endressacres #zinnia #gardenroses #celosia #queenofswedenrose #flowerfarminglife #flowerfarmers #flowerfarm #ucutflowers #flowers #flower #flowerfarmer #smallbusiness #supportlocal #michiganflowerfarm #michiganflowers #rochestermichigan #puremichigan #flower_daily #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #homestead #bouquets #seasonalblooms #buylocal #michiganfarm #freshflowers #grownnotflown #fieldtovase #slowflowers
We all start somewhere, right!? For me, it was @david_austin_roses garden roses. Every time I went to our local nursery, I left with roses! Sometimes, so many that I had no idea how I'd get them in my car. The roses have always been for me, BUT this year, we'll be offering varieties of roses with our summer subscription. 🌹Peonies usually take the cake for cut flowers and I largely suspect it's because of their smell. The garden roses I select year after year to add to my supply are purchased based on their smell and appearance- I try and get as close to replicating peony scent and appearance (somewhat) as possible! It's going to be such a fun summer and we have so much going on! Next up: lisianthus seeds🫠 #endressacres #gardenroses #davidaustinroses #lisianthus #flowerfarminglife #flowerfarmers #flowerfarm #ucutflowers #flowers #flower #flowerfarmer #smallbusiness #supportlocal #michiganflowerfarm #michiganflowers #rochestermichigan #puremichigan #flower_daily #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #homestead #farm #bouquets #seasonalblooms #buylocal #michiganfarm #freshflowers #grownnotflown #fieldtovase #slowflowers
Missing mornings in the dahlia field. That's all. And also, we'll be gearing up in the New Year to host our very first dahlia tuber sale! Yay! While waiting for that, just know I've been on an absolute dahlia tuber terror. We are expecting shipments of truly stunning dahlias for the upcoming season! #dahlia #dahliaseason #dahliatubers #endressacres ............#flowerfarminglife #flowerfarmers #flowerfarm #ucutflowers #flowers #flower #flowerfarmer #smallbusiness #supportlocal #michiganflowerfarm #michiganflowers #rochestermichigan #puremichigan #flower_daily #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #homestead #farm #bouquets #seasonalblooms #buylocal #michiganfarm #freshflowers #grownnotflown #fieldtovase #slowflowers
Goldens and Peonies!
Peonies AND golden retrievers ...coming at you FAST! Matilda arguably had the best time while the field was being rototilled. She used each new pass as her personal race track! We only have about 160 more peonies to plant! Already in are "Brother Chuck," "Etched Salmon," and "Coral Charm." Still coming, "Raspberry Sundae," "Red Charm," anddddd of course, "Sarah Bernhardt!" #Endressacres #peonyseason #peonies #goldenretriever
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Holy ranunculus! I've never been so nervous about a plant in my life! The ranunculus are SO DAMN FICKLE. My first batch last spring I killed. Not even a tiny sprout. Just dead. My second batch sprang to life immediately, but given our warmer spring, I wasn't able to capitalize. This is the year! BUT, given my 50/50 success rate (lol), I only planted SOME (500ish) today. They'll go into a low tunnel over the beds and I'll hope they thrive. The next group won't get started until mid-February, I'll pre-sprout, and then transplant. More work, but hopefully more living ranunculuses! These dreamy blooms are going to be so fun this spring! #endressacres #spring #ranunculus ..........................#flowerfarminglife #flowerfarmers #flowerfarm #ucutflowers #flowers #flower #flowerfarmer #smallbusiness #supportlocal #michiganflowerfarm #michiganflowers #rochestermichigan #puremichigan #flower_daily #flowersofinstagram #flowerstagram #homestead #farm #farmlife #bouquets #seasonalblooms #buylocal #michiganfarm #freshflowers #grownnotflown #fieldtovase #slowflowers
We've never been so busy! It's been an all-hands-on-deck adventure! Heck! Even the pups are helping (kidding)! The tubers here are ALL👏🏻FROM👏🏻CUTTINGS👏🏻! Started digging this tuber, Diva, and literally had to call in my dad because it was so big! We're digging, washing, dividing, and working on storing for a spring sale! We're getting ready to plant tulips, peonies, ranunculus, and anemones and really burning the midnight oil. As busy as we are, we've never been so excited for spring! Interested in Spring subscriptions? Let us know now! #dahliaseason #dahlias #endressacres #goldenretrievers
Still Tagging Dahlias!
Oooooof! It's been a minute, but we're still here and still have some dahlias! Last weekend's torrential downpour and winds took out a few, but we think we have one more subscription going out today!
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When I planted the dahlias this spring, I was careful to label everything! Then, our property was home to no less than 8 woodchucks and those guys took all my stakes and incidentally, my sanity. I've spent weeks trying to find orders, names, and then trying to find the names of my mystery tubers. WHAT.AN.ADVENTURE.
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Thankful for a few more flowers and excited to dig these ladies up and see how many new tubers we have!
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It's been so much work, but I've had the best summer! If you're local and interested in supporting us next year, please reach out! We'll be getting our website up and running and excited to offer spring subscriptions! Those will include ranunculus, anemones, tulips, and, the much coveted, PEONY. #dahliaseason #dahlias
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Pictured is one of those mystery tubers: "silver years."
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Couldn't wait to get home to see my dahlia ✨magic✨
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Thinking about a u-pick?! Our next one will be Thursday, September 14th! The dahlias have waited all summer for September. This is their best month and they're churning out absolutely stunning blooms. If you're interested in picking your own dahlias, give me a shout! We can't wait to meet you! 🌸✨#dahliaseason #dahlias #dahlialove #endressacres
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Another weekly bouquet subscription out the door and into a home! 🌸✨
Curious about subscriptions?! Shoot us a DM! We'll give you the lowdown! September will be the dahlias BEST month! #dahliaseason #flowersubscription